# N16 7SW: area report for a postcode in Hackney

N16 7SW is a postcode in Hackney.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Hackney. Open the map at N16 7SW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) › [N16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n16) › [N16 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/n16-7)

## Around this postcode

- **78 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Hackney 010A: 93 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **Rectory Road, 80 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **10 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **No property in N16 7SW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Hackney 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **£605,729 average price**: For the whole of Hackney, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at N16 7SW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at N16 7SW**: Road 60 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW
- **17.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Benthal Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benthal-primary-school-e100260) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Boxing Academy AP Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-boxing-academy-ap-free-school-e143103) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-scholasticas-catholic-primary-school-e100274) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northwold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northwold-primary-school-e141576) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al-Falah Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-falah-primary-school-e133449) | Independent | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Nightingale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nightingale-primary-school-e100254) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Patten Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-patten-primary-school-e130932) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shacklewell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shacklewell-primary-school-e100241) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £510,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £474,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2025 | £445,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| April 2024 | £537,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £720,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2024 | £550,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2024 | £640,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £575,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rectory Road (80 m, 1 minute on foot); Clapton (780 m, 10 minutes on foot); Stoke Newington (840 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE SURGERY (BROOKE ROAD) (300 m); THE NIGHTINGALE PRACTICE (320 m); SOMERFORD GROVE PRACTICE (660 m); FOUNTAYNE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (660 m); SPRING HILL PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (320 m); BENJAMIN CHEMIST (580 m); WELLCARE PHARMACY (780 m); ASVACARE (780 m); SAFEDALE LTD (890 m)
- Dental practices: STOKE NEWINGTON DENTAL SURGERY (510 m); STOKE NEWINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (530 m); ABNEY DENTAL PRACTICE (640 m); CLAPTON DENTAL SURGERY (780 m); CLAPTON POND DENTAL (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Stoke Newington Local (490 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Stoke Newington (520 m, Iceland); Tesco Stoke Newington High St Express (530 m, Tesco); Whole Foods Market Stoke Newington (700 m, Whole Foods Market); Tesco Hackney Upper Clapton Express (780 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £605,729** (July 2026). Hackney’s average house price was £605,729 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,482** (2025). Full-time workers living in Hackney earned a median of £49,482 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 17th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.2×** (2025). A home in Hackney costs 12.2 times local full-time pay. 19th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.8** (2025). Hackney has a deprivation score of 31.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 27th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Hackney 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.0** (2025). Hackney 010A has a deprivation score of 29.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,766th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £447,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Hackney 010A was £447,750 in 2025. Joint 6,518th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,752** (2021). Hackney 010A had 1,752 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,496th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Hackney 010A, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## N16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £600,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in N16 was £600,000 in 2025. Joint 148th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 67,927** (2021). N16 had 67,927 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 50th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in N16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.2%** (January 2026). In N16, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney)
- Centre: 51.5586, -0.0671

Council: [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Hackney North and Stoke Newington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hackney-north-and-stoke-newington): Ms Diane Abbott (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0671,51.5586,N167SW

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